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 Once four learned scholars.an Ayurvedic doctor, an astrologer, a musician and a logician.had to spend a day at a village; and each was highly learned in his own science, a very great authority in his own subject but empty of wisdom concerning life. Now they went about collecting articles for their food, and the Ayurvedic […]

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21659744 Peers backed an Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill amendment to add caste to race discrimination laws. The government opposed the move, saying it had set up an education programme to tackle caste discrimination. But peers said this was not enough, and the law needed to be changed. The government was defeated by 256 to […]

Source DHAKA, BANGLADESH, March 13, 2013 (Times of India): Islamic activists have attacked dozens of Hindu temples and hundreds of homes across Bangladesh since an Islamist leader was sentenced to death for war crimes last month, a Hindu group said Wednesday. Bangladesh Puja Udjapon Parishad, a group which looks after Hindu temples, said 47 temples […]

  Sri Ramakrishna was born on 18 February 1836 in the village of Kamarpukur about sixty miles northwest of Kolkata. His parents, Kshudiram Chattopadhyaya and Chandramani Devi, were poor but very pious and virtuous. As a child, Ramakrishna (his childhood name was Gadadhar) was dearly loved by the villagers. From early days, he was disinclined […]

The word, SAMADHI has to be understood. It means coming to a state of absolute equilibrium, coming to a state of absolute balance. The word comes from Sanskrit. And Sanskrit is one of the languages in the world which has words with profound meaning. Not just dictionary meaning, but with existential meaning. Other languages have […]

TRINIDAD, March 9, 2013 (The Guradian, by Paras Ramoutar): Hindus in Trinidad and Tobago will celebrate Mahasivaratri tonight. It is the night of the great awakening of Lord Siva according to the Hindu holy books. He is also the Absorber of the Universe, and the third force in the Hindu pantheon of the Godhead. Hindus […]

DHAKA, BANGLADESH, March 7, 2013 (The Hindu): Amnesty International has made an urgent appeal to the Bangladesh government to provide its minority better protection. “The Hindu community in Bangladesh is at extreme risk, in particular at such a tense time in the country. It is shocking that they appear to be targeted simply for their […]

MADURAI, INDIA, March 2, 2013 (The Hindu): With Meenakshi Amman Temple coming under a security blanket, devotees as well as residents in the vicinity are uneasy over the heightened police presence. “The temple has been taken over by the police for all practical purposes and under the guise of security the police are troubling the […]